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My Country Through My Own Eyes
The United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan, in cooperation with the Afghan Ministry of Economy, ran a countrywide photo contest called “My Country Through My Own Eyes” to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to display progress of the SDGs in Afghanistan. The contest had two categories: photos taken on mobile phones by amateurs and photos by professional photojournalists.Read more
Muqadasa: Fighting for Peace and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Sharp, outspoken and confident: twenty-four-year-old Muqadasa Ahmadzai wears a veil, but it cannot hide these qualities. She was born in the early 90s to a traditional Afghan family in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan. As the ninth girl in a culture which often gives preference to boys, she had to fight for her position from her first breath. Her family adhered to the traditional belief that girls should remain at home after they reach the age of puberty.Read more
Bridge over Troubled Water
Sofi Mohammed Alim, a 67-year old man from Yangi Qala district, Takhar Province, has seen a lot. He remembers the time, not long ago, when the bridge across the River Kildish was so dilapidated that villagers were afraid to cross.Read more
Female Pilot Encourages Afghan Girls to Let Their Dreams Take Flight
Shaesta Waiz arrived in Kabul. On her stopover in Kabul, she appeared at a gathering of over 200 schoolgirls, an event organized jointly by UNDP and the Department of Education.Read more
Afghan Volleyball Champion Encourages Young Women to Fight for their Dreams
Muzhgan Sadaat, 23, is a soft-spoken young woman who comes across as happy-go-lucky. But when it comes to following her passion, she won’t surrender to anybody.Read more
Making Afghanistan a Safer Place: 250 Women Police Return From Training in Turkey
For 24-year-old Nabila, becoming a police officer was not only a childhood dream but a sacred duty after witnessing the suffering of women in her community.Read more

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31.7%

of Afghans are literate

35.8

is the national poverty line

17

is the median age in Afghanistan

6.4%

of people uses internet